EP1106268B1 - Procede de nettoyage de produit moule en caoutchouc fluore pour dispositif de fabrication de semi-conducteurs - Google Patents

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EP1106268B1
EP1106268B1 EP99909337A EP99909337A EP1106268B1 EP 1106268 B1 EP1106268 B1 EP 1106268B1 EP 99909337 A EP99909337 A EP 99909337A EP 99909337 A EP99909337 A EP 99909337A EP 1106268 B1 EP1106268 B1 EP 1106268B1
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Katsuhiko Yodogawa-seisakusho HIGASHINO
Tsuyoshi Yodogawa-seisakusho NOGUCHI
Mitsuru Yodogawa-Seisakusho Kishine
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  • the present invention relates to a method of cleaning a fluorine-containing rubber molded article such as a sealing material for semiconductor production apparatuses.
  • sealing materials produced from a silicone material, fluorosilicone material, ethylene/propylene/diene terpolymer (EPDM), and the like have been used generally as molded articles such as sealing materials for semiconductor production apparatuses, and from the viewpoint of excellent heat resistance, plasma resistance and corrosive gas resistance, fluorine-containing rubber materials such as vinylidene fluoride/hexafluoropropylene copolymer rubber, vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer rubber, tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer rubber and tetrafluoroethylene/propylene copolymer rubber have been used for molded articles to be used under particularly strict conditions.
  • fluorine-containing rubber materials such as vinylidene fluoride/hexafluoropropylene copolymer rubber, vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoro
  • organic residues such as photoresist residue, organic solvent residue, synthetic wax and fatty acid derived from human body, inorganic contaminants such as sodium, potassium, gold, iron and copper, and particles. It is important to remove them and not to carry them into the following high temperature heat treating step. Attention is paid particularly to cleaning of a wafer, and strict control on chemicals to be used therefor is demanded.
  • the present inventors supposed that only cleaning of semiconductor products such as silicon wafer (article to be processed) by etching and washing is not enough and paid attention to cleaning of molded members as components of semiconductor production apparatuses, particularly sealing materials thereof.
  • EP-A-0 420 141 provides a method for removing the fine particles deposited on an article of a fluorine-containing resin.
  • the method comprises conducting at least one of the following procedures: (i) maintaining the article of a fluorine-containing resin at a high temperature, (ii) maintaining the article under an atmosphere of a fluorine-type gas, and (iii) bringing the article into contact with a polar solvent or an aqueous solution of a polar solvent.
  • JP-A-4-318036 describes a method of washing a substrate to which a monomer, an oligomer or a polymer sticks with an aqueous solution using a shower.
  • the washed substrate is subsequently dipped in a solution containing a surfactant.
  • the resulting substrate is then subjected to ultrasonic cleaning by using a surfactant-containing aqueous solution in which the dissolved gas concentration is kept at or above a prescribed value by a method of bubbling a gas through the solution.
  • Dipping, ultrasonic cleaning or dip jet washing is subsequently carried out by using a solution containing an organic solvent miscible with water.
  • the obtained substrate is then dried by centrifuging or with hot air to complete the washing of the substrate.
  • objects of the present invention are to provide a novel and effective cleaning method capable of giving cleaned fluorine-containing rubber molded articles for semiconductor production apparatuses.
  • the present invention relates to the method of cleaning a fluorine-containing rubber molded article for semiconductor production apparatuses, which comprises washing the fluorine-containing rubber molded article once or two or more times preferably at a temperature of not less than 80°C with ultra pure water which has a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm and does not contain fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 300 per 1 ml.
  • the present invention also relates to the method of cleaning a fluorine-containing rubber molded article for semiconductor production apparatuses, which comprises washing the fluorine-containing rubber molded article once or two or more times with an organic compound or inorganic compound which has a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm, does not contain fine particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 200 per 1 ml and is in liquid form at a washing temperature.
  • Non-restricted examples of the fluorine-containing rubber constituting the fluorine-containing rubber molded article for semiconductor production apparatuses are those which have been used for molding materials for sealing materials and the like.
  • X, Y and Z are individually fluorine atom or hydrogen atom
  • R f is a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms
  • fluorine-containing rubber constituting the fluorine-containing rubber sealing material in the present invention
  • copolymers comprising an elastomeric segment copolymer and a non-elastomeric segment copolymer.
  • the elastomeric segment represents a non-crystalline segment having a glass transition temperature of not more than 25°C.
  • Example of the preferred components is, for instance, TFE/PAVE/monomer giving a curing site (45 to 90/10 to 50/0 to 5 in % by mole, hereinafter the same), more preferably 45 to 80/20 to 50/0 to 5, especially 53 to 70/30 to 45/0 to 2.
  • non-elastomeric segment copolymer examples include:
  • the above-mentioned fluorine-containing rubber can be prepared by the molding methods such as compression molding and injection molding.
  • the first cleaning method of the present invention is the method of cleaning the fluorine-containing rubber molded article for semiconductor production apparatuses, which comprises washing the fluorine-containing rubber molded article once or two or more times with ultra pure water which has a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm and does not contain fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 300 per 1 ml.
  • the "ultra pure water” means water which has a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm and does not contain fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 300 per 1 ml. From the viewpoint of reduction of mixing of metals into a sealing material and reduction of adherence of fine particles onto a molded article, it is preferable that the metal content is not more than 0.8 ppm and the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m is 250 or less per 1 ml, especially the metal content is not more than 0.5 ppm and the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m is 200 or less per 1 ml.
  • impurity metals in ultra pure water are, for instance, Na, Fe, Cr, As, Al, Ba, and the like, and the fine particles mean algae, secretion of microorganisms in water, dead microorganisms, dust in the air, and the like.
  • the ultra pure water can be prepared by taking the steps from dechlorination of raw water, reverse osmosis (Ro) treatment, membrane treatments such as cartridge type water purifier, ultrafiltration (UF) and microfiltration (MF), sterilization by ultraviolet rays through deaeration treatment, thereby increasing purity and removing microorganisms, fine particles and organic substances.
  • Ro reverse osmosis
  • membrane treatments such as cartridge type water purifier, ultrafiltration (UF) and microfiltration (MF)
  • UV rays through deaeration treatment, thereby increasing purity and removing microorganisms, fine particles and organic substances.
  • the method of washing of the first cleaning method is not limited particularly, and it is preferable to carry out washing by showering, spraying, jet-scrubbing, dipping or ultrasonic or megasonic cleaning. Also it is preferable to carry out cleaning with boiling water from the point that fine particles can be removed effectively and efficiently.
  • Washing is conducted once or two or more times.
  • the number of washing steps is not particularly limited as far as the number of particles having a specific particle size on a surface of cleaned molded article is in the range specified hereinafter.
  • the washing may be carried out once in case of a combination with other cleaning methods. In case of the first cleaning method only, it is preferable to carry out the washing two or more times.
  • a temperature of ultra pure water at washing is preferably from 20° to 100°C, especially 40° to 100°C. From the point that fine particles can be removed effectively and efficiently, it is preferable to carry out washing with boiling water.
  • a boiling water temperature is from 70° to 100°C, preferably 80° to 100°C, especially 90° to 100°C.
  • a boiling time is from 0.5 to 5 hours. At the time of washing with boiling water, from the viewpoint of effective use of ultra pure water, it is preferable that ultra pure water is subjected to refluxing.
  • An atmosphere is not limited particularly. However from the viewpoint of preventing fine particles from mixing, it is preferable to carry out the washing in an atmosphere in clean room, clean bench, clean tunnel, and the like.
  • the first method of cleaning with ultra pure water is also capable of removing other contaminants, and is particularly suitable as a method for removing ions such as F - , SO 4 2- and Cl - which are contained in or adhered to the fluorine-containing rubber molded article.
  • a particle size of particles on the surface of fluorine-containing rubber molded article is not less than 0.2 ⁇ m, and 500,000 to 1,000,000 particles/cm 2 are present on the surface of molded article.
  • the number of particles having a particle size of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m and being present on the surface of fluorine-containing rubber molded article cleaned by the above-mentioned first cleaning method is not more than 100,000/cm 2 .
  • the number of particles having a particle size of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m is preferably not more than 50,000/cm 2 , especially not more than 20,000/cm 2 . It is a matter of course that the number of particles having a particle size exceeding 0.5 ⁇ m is as few as possible, preferably not more than 10,000/cm 2 , especially 5,000/cm 2 .
  • particles mean dusts mixed in each production step of molded article, processing aids such as a releasing agent and organic residues such as fatty acid derived from human body. It is preferable to use a vessel laminated with a fluorine-containing resin film or polyethylene resin film, a vessel made of fluorine-containing rein and a vessel made of polyethylene so that the molded article should not come into contact with a metal.
  • the molded article is dipped in water, and the size and the number of particles coming out of the molded article into water are measured by the methods mentioned below.
  • the measuring methods are roughly classified into a direct method and an indirect method.
  • the direct method is a method of counting the number of particles in water by a particle size
  • the indirect method is a method of indicating a degree of blockage of a specific membrane filter for evaluation.
  • the measuring method represented by the direct method is explained below in detail.
  • the direct method there are three methods, i.e. 1 direct microscopic method, 2 electron microscopic method and 3 fine particle meter method.
  • the method 1 water is passed through a membrane filter and particles caught on the surface of the membrane filter are observed and measured with an optical microscope.
  • the method 2 is nearly the same as the method 1, but measurement is done by using a scanning electron microscope instead of the optical microscope.
  • the number and size of particles are measured by emitting light to water containing particles and flowed into a sensor part and then measuring electrically amounts of transmitted light and scattered light with a particle counter.
  • the second cleaning method of the present invention is the method of cleaning the fluorine-containing rubber molded article for semiconductor production apparatuses, which comprises washing the fluorine-containing rubber molded article once or two or more times with an organic compound or inorganic compound which has a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm, does not contain fine particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 200 per 1 ml and is in liquid form at a washing temperature.
  • Examples of the organic compound in the form of liquid which is used for the second cleaning method of the present invention are, for instance, ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; alcohols such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol; hydrocarbons such as hexane, octane and xylene; chlorine-based hydrocarbons such as trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride; fluorine-based hydrocarbons such as perfluorobenzene, perfluorohexane and 1,1 -dichloro-1-fluoroethane; ethers such as diethyl ether; esters such as methyl acetate and ethyl acetate; and the like. Those compounds can be used in optional combination thereof.
  • Examples of the inorganic compound in the form of liquid are, for instance, H 2 SO 4 , HNO 3 , H 2 O 2 , HF, O 3 (aqueous ozone solution), NH 4 OH, HCl, and the like.
  • Those compounds can be used in an optional combination thereof.
  • a solution of H 2 SO 4 /H 2 O 2 mixture, a solution of HCl/H 2 O 2 mixture, a solution of O 3 /HF mixture, a solution of O 3 /H 2 SO 4 mixture, a solution of O 3 /HCl mixture, an aqueous solution of HF are usually used in semiconductor production process, and are suitable as a cleaning solution.
  • a metal content of the above-mentioned organic compound or inorganic compound in the form of liquid which is used in the second cleaning method of the present invention is not more than 1.0 ppm. From the point of reduction of metal mixing in the molded article, the metal content is preferably not more than 0.8 ppm, especially not more than 0.5 ppm.
  • Metals which may be contained in the above-mentioned organic compound or inorganic compound in the form of liquid are Na, Fe, Cr, As, Al, Ba, and the like.
  • the above-mentioned organic compound or inorganic compound in the form of liquid does not contain fine particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 200 per 1 ml from the viewpoint of reduction of adhering amount of fine particles onto the molded article.
  • the number of fine particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m is preferably not more than 150 per 1 ml, especially not more than 100 per 1 ml.
  • the fine particles which may be contained in the above-mentioned organic compound or inorganic compound in the form of liquid mean dusts in the air, fine particles to be mixed in the production process, fine particles adhering to an inner wall of a storage vessel, a processing aid contained in the inner wall of a storage vessel, and the like.
  • a temperature of the above-mentioned organic compound or inorganic compound in the form of liquid at the time of washing is preferably not less than 20°C and less than its boiling point.
  • organic compound or inorganic compound in the form of liquid compounds which are commercially available and have a grade for electronic industries can be used.
  • An object of the second cleaning method is roughly classified into two.
  • One is to remove impurity organic components by an inorganic compound or organic compound having an oxidizing ability.
  • inorganic compounds such as a solution of H 2 SO 4 /H 2 O 2 mixture and an aqueous solution of O 3 ; organic compounds such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and isopropyl alcohol are suitable.
  • Another object is to remove impurity metal components by an inorganic compound having a strong ability of dissolving metals.
  • inorganic acids such as HF, HCl, H 2 SO 4 and HNO 3 and the above-mentioned solution of H 2 SO 4 /H 2 O 2 mixture are suitable.
  • the method of washing of the second cleaning method is not limited particularly, and it is preferable to carry out washing by showering, spraying, jet-scrubbing, dipping or ultrasonic or megasonic cleaning. Also it is preferable to carry out washing by boiling from the point that fine particles can be removed effectively and efficiently.
  • a boiling temperature is from 70° to 100°C, preferably 80° to 100°C.
  • a boiling time is from 0.5 to 5 hours. At the time of washing by boiling, from the viewpoint of effective use of the inorganic compound or organic compound, it is preferable that the inorganic compound or organic compound in the form of liquid is subjected to refluxing.
  • an atmosphere at washing is not limited particularly. However from the viewpoint of preventing fine particles from mixing, it is preferable to carry out the washing in an atmosphere in clean room, clean bench, clean tunnel, and the like.
  • the number of washing steps is not particularly limited as far as the number of particles on a surface of cleaned molded article is in the range specified hereinafter. Washing may be conducted plural times. Also the washing with ultra pure water which is explained in the first cleaning method may be carried out once or two or more times before and/or after the second cleaning method. Further it is preferable to carry out the heat treatment after the washing which is explained in the first cleaning method.
  • the number of particles having a particle size of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m and being present on the surface of fluorine-containing rubber molded article cleaned by the above-mentioned second cleaning method of the present invention is not more than 100,000/cm 2 .
  • the number of particles having a particle size of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m is preferably not more than 50,000/cm 2 , especially not more than 20,000/cm 2 .
  • the methods of measuring a size and the number of particles being present on the surface of the cleaned fluorine-containing rubber molded article and methods of evaluation thereof are the same as in the above-mentioned first cleaning method.
  • the cleaning by dry etching which is employed in a third cleaning method is explained.
  • the cleaning by dry etching is a method of chemically and/or physically decomposing particles being present on the surface of articles to be cleaned by bringing a gas having a high chemical reactivity, excited gas or light into contact with the articles.
  • the cleaning method by dry etching there are methods of UV/O 3 irradiation, ion beam irradiation, laser beam irradiation, plasma irradiation and gas etching.
  • the third cleaning method of the present invention is a method of cleaning of the fluorine-containing rubber molded article for semiconductor production apparatuses by dry etching by UV/O 3 irradiation, ion beam irradiation, laser beam irradiation, plasma irradiation or gas etching.
  • the third cleaning method of the present invention is suitable particularly for removal of impurity organic components.
  • a fourth cleaning method is a method of cleaning the fluorine-containing rubber molded article for semiconductor production apparatuses by extraction cleaning of the fluorine-containing rubber molded article.
  • the fourth cleaning method is suitable particularly for removing impurity organic components.
  • extraction cleaning method in the present invention are Soxhlet extraction cleaning, high temperature high pressure extraction cleaning, microwave extraction cleaning and supercritical extraction cleaning. Those extraction cleaning methods are explained below.
  • Supercritical extraction is an equilibrium separation method, in which a supercritical liquid (high density gas) to be used as a separating solvent is brought into contact with a substance to be separated (particles) and a difference in solubility of the components to be extracted in the solvent is used.
  • a supercritical liquid high density gas
  • CO 2 gas is used as a supercritical fluid
  • fluid gases such as ethane, N 2 O and water are used.
  • a mixed liquid to which alcohol, ketone or the like is added in an amount of several percents is used.
  • Equipment used for this method is also commercially available, and can be used suitably in the present invention.
  • the above-mentioned heat-treatment may be carried out.
  • the number of particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m being present on the surface of the fluorine-containing rubber molded article cleaned by those dry etching methods or extraction cleaning methods is not more than 100,000/cm 2 , preferably not more than 50,000/cm 2 , especially not more than 20,000/cm 2 .
  • first, second, third and fourth cleaning methods of the present invention can be used in an optional combination thereof.
  • the particularly effective method (B) for removing impurity metal components is the second cleaning method using an inorganic compound having an excellent ability of dissolving metal components.
  • the particularly effective method (C) for removing impurity ions is the first cleaning method using ultra pure water.
  • drying step for removing water after carrying out those cleaning methods.
  • the method (D) used for the drying step there are, for example, a method of drying in an atmosphere or stream of clean inert gas such as nitrogen gas or in vacuum; a method of drying by blowing clean dry air from which organic substances and fine particles have been removed; and the like method.
  • the clean inert gas or air to be used for the drying (removal of water) means gas or air which has a content of organic components (TOC) of not more than 0.1 ppm and does not contain fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 26 per 1 liter (This is an environment of so-called class 100).
  • TOC organic components
  • the fluorine-containing rubber molded article cleaned by those methods can be suitably used as a molded article such as a sealing material for production apparatuses in semiconductor industries where scale down is further accelerated and cleanliness is demanded.
  • sealing material examples include O-ring, square ring, gasket, packing, oil seal, bearing seal, lip seal, and the like.
  • the molded article can be used for various elastomer products such as diaphragm, tube, hose and various rubber rolls, and also can be used as a coating material and lining material.
  • the semiconductor production apparatuses are not limited particularly to equipment for producing semiconductors, but widely includes whole production apparatuses used in the field of semiconductor where high cleanliness is demanded, such as equipment for producing liquid crystal panel and plasma panel.
  • the fluorine-containing rubber molded article can be used built in the following semiconductor production apparatuses.
  • Ultra pure water which had a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm and did not contain fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 300 per 1 milliliter was obtained by conducting dichlorination of raw water, carrying out reverse osmosis (Ro) treatment, ultrafiltration (UF) and microfiltration (MF) plural times and then conducting sterilization with ultraviolet rays and deaeration treatment.
  • Ro reverse osmosis
  • UF ultrafiltration
  • MF microfiltration
  • a metal content (ppm) was measured with an atomic absorption analysis, and the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m (per milliliter) was measured through fine particle meter method (Submerged Particle Counter KL-22 available from Kabushiki Kaisha Lyon was used).
  • a fluorine-containing rubber sealing material produced from tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer was cleaned with the obtained ultra pure water by Soxhlet extraction cleaning method at 100°C.
  • the sealing material after cleaning was dipped in 100 ml of ultra pure water and vibrated at an amplitude of 10 cm at the number of vibrations of 2 times/sec for five minutes by using a vibrating machine (TS-4 available from Taiyo Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha), followed by allowing to stand for 20 minutes.
  • TS-4 available from Taiyo Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Example 2 Cleaning of a sealing material was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1 except that acetone in the form of liquid which had a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm and did not contain fine particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 200 per 1 milliliter was used (commercially available acetone having a grade for electronic industries). A metal content (ppm) of acetone and the number of fine particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m (per ml) were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
  • a fluorine-containing rubber sealing material comprising tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer was subjected to Soxhlet extraction cleaning with the above-mentioned acetone in the form of liquid at a boiling point thereof, and the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m (per cm 2 ) which were present on the surface of the cleaned sealing material was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the number of fine particles was 68,000/cm 2 .
  • a fluorine-containing rubber sealing material comprising tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer was subjected to cleaning by dipping at 100°C for one hour in an aqueous solution of 96 % by weight H 2 SO 4 (being commercially available and having a grade for electronic industry) which had a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm and did not contain fine particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 200 per 1 milliliter.
  • the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m (per cm 2 ) which were present on the surface of the cleaned sealing material was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the number of fine particles was 8,000/cm 2 .
  • the metal content (ppm) and the number of particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m (per 1 milliliter) in the above-mentioned aqueous solution of H 2 SO 4 were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.
  • a fluorine-containing rubber sealing material comprising tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer was cleaned by irradiation for five minutes from a distance of 65 mm by using a UV/O 3 cleaning device Model ⁇ -35003 available from Eye Graphics Co., Ltd.
  • the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m (per cm 2 ) which were present on the surface of the cleaned sealing material was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the number of fine particles was 40,000/cm 2 .
  • a fluorine-containing rubber sealing material comprising tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer was cleaned by boiling (100°C) the same ultra pure water as in Example 1 for one hour.
  • the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m which were present on the surface of the so-cleaned sealing material was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the number of fine particles was 88,000/cm 2 .
  • a fluorine-containing rubber sealing material comprising tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer was subjected to cleaning by dipping at 25°C for one hour in an aqueous solution of HF/O 3 mixture (prepared by using an ozonator SGX-A11MN available from Sumitomo Seiki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, O 3 content: 10 ppm) (a mixture of an aqueous solution of 50 % by weight HF (being commercially available and having a grade for electronic industry) and an aqueous solution of O 3 in a ratio of 1/1 (in weight ratio)) which had a metal content of not more than 1.0 ppm and did not contain fine particles of not less than 0.5 ⁇ m in an amount of more than 200 per 1 milliliter.
  • the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m which were present on the surface of the cleaned sealing material was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the number
  • Example 2 The same sealing material as in Example 1 was subjected to extraction cleaning for two hours by using supercritical fluid CO 2 of 300 kg/cm 2 and 45°C.
  • the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m which were present on the surface of the cleaned sealing material was measured in the same manner as in Example 1. As a result, the number of fine particles was 49,000/cm 2 .
  • the number of fine particles of not less than 0.2 ⁇ m was measured, and as a result, the number of fine particles was 500,000/cm 2 .
  • TFE/PMVE 20/80, mole ratio
  • 2 ml of aqueous solution of 35 mg/ml APS was introduced with pressurized nitrogen gas.
  • Dilution of 4.0 g of the aqueous dispersion obtained in (1) above was carried out with 15.7 g of ultra pure water, and the diluted aqueous dispersion was added dropwise in 12 g of a coagulating agent (Suprapur available from MERCK & CO., INC.: Aqueous solution of 3.5 % HCl of semiconductor grade) in a beaker made of PFA to carry out coagulation.
  • a coagulating agent (Suprapur available from MERCK & CO., INC.: Aqueous solution of 3.5 % HCl of semiconductor grade) in a beaker made of PFA to carry out coagulation.
  • the obtained elastomer containing a solvent was put on a fluorine-containing resin (PFA) film and was dried at 150° for 12 hours in an oven, the inside of which had been adjusted to an environment of class 100 (Number of particles: not more than 26 per liter) and TOC of not more than 0.01 ppm with heat resistant HEPA filter. Thereby a cleaned fluorine-containing elastomer was obtained.
  • PFA fluorine-containing resin
  • crosslinkable elastomer compositions were prepared with components shown in Table 1 by using the cleaned fluorine-containing elastomer.
  • the elastomer composition was subjected to press-crosslinking (primary crosslinking) at 160°C for 10 minutes and then crosslinking (secondary crosslinking) in an oven at 180°C for four hours to give an O-ring (AS-568A-214).
  • the number of particles of the O-ring before cleaning was measured by the above-mentioned method, and an amount of generated organic gas and an amount of generated water were measured by the methods mentioned below. The results are shown in Table 1.
  • the O-ring (AS-568A-214) was subjected to cleaning with the same solution of H 2 SO 4 /H 2 O 2 mixture (1/1) as in Example 8 at 100°C for 15 minutes, and then with 50 % aqueous solution of HF at 25°C for 15 minutes. After that, the O-ring was further cleaned with boiled ultra pure water at 100°C for two hours, and then heated at 180°C for 24 hours in a high purity nitrogen gas stream of 20 ml/min (volume: 40 ⁇ 40 ⁇ 40 cm) to remove water therefrom. The number of particles of the obtained final products and the products after plasma irradiation was measured by the above-mentioned method, and an amount of generated organic gas, ion concentration and amount of generated water were measured by the methods mentioned below. The results are shown in Table 1.
  • the O-ring (AS-568A-214) is put in a closed tube, and after the tube is heated at 200°C for 15 minutes, generated gas is collected in a trap tube cooled to -40°C with liquid nitrogen and is then rapidly heated and analyzed with a gas chromatograph (GC-14A available from Shimadzu Corporation, Column: UA-5 available from Shimadzu Corporation).
  • a gas chromatograph (GC-14A available from Shimadzu Corporation, Column: UA-5 available from Shimadzu Corporation).
  • the O-ring (AS-568A-214) is heated at 300°C for 30 minutes, and then an amount of generated water is measured with Karl Fischer type water meter (AQS-720 available from Hiranuma Kabushiki Kaisha).
  • a vessel made of polypropylene is charged with 50 ml of ultra pure water and the O-ring (AS-568A-214) and heat-treated at a pressure of 1.1 kgf/cm 2 at 120°C for one hour in an autoclave. Then an ion (F - , SO 4 2- and Cl - ) concentration of the ultra pure water after the treatment was measured with Ion Chromatograph (IC-7000) available from Shimadzu Corporation.
  • Components in Table 1 are as follows.
  • Plasma was generated under the conditions of a vacuum pressure of 50 mTorr, an oxygen flow of 200 cc/min, electric power of 400 W and a frequency of 13.56 MHz by using Plasma Dry Cleaner Model PX-1000 available from Kabushiki Kaisha Samco International Kenkyusho, and the generated oxygen plasma was irradiated to the samples (O-ring) under the reactive ion etching (RIE) conditions for three hours.
  • RIE reactive ion etching
  • a crosslinkable elastomer composition was prepared by kneading the components of white composition of Example 12 (C of Table 1) by using the cleaned fluorine-containing elastomer obtained by polymerizing, coagulating and drying in the same manner as in Example 12.
  • the elastomer composition was subjected to press-crosslinking at 160°C for 10 minutes to give an O-ring (AS-568A-214).
  • An amount of generated organic gas and the number of particles of the O-ring were determined by the above-mentioned methods.
  • a novel and effective cleaning method which can give the cleaned fluorine-containing rubber molded article for semiconductor production apparatuses can be provided.
  • the semiconductor production apparatuses which are equipped with that fluorine-containing rubber molded article can produce semiconductors in higher yield since particles, metal components, impurity outgas and ion components which are generated from the molded article can be reduced sufficiently.

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  1. Procédé de nettoyage d'un article moulé en caoutchouc contenant du fluor pour des appareils de production de semi-conducteur, qui comprend une première étape de nettoyage réalisée en lavant l'article moulé en caoutchouc contenant du fluor une ou deux ou plus de deux fois avec de l'eau ultra pure qui a une teneur en métaux non supérieure à 1,0 ppm et ne contient pas de particule fine non inférieure à 0,2 µm en une quantité supérieure à 300 pour 1 mL.
  2. Procédé de nettoyage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le lavage est réalisé à une température non inférieure à 70 °C.
  3. Procédé de nettoyage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la première étape de nettoyage est réalisée avant et/ou après une seconde étape de nettoyage, ladite seconde étape comprenant le lavage de l'article moulé en caoutchouc contenant du fluor une ou deux ou plus de deux fois avec un composé organique ou un composé inorganique qui a une teneur en métaux non supérieure à 1,0 ppm, ne contient pas de particule fine non inférieure à 0,5 µm en une quantité supérieure à 200 pour 1 mL et est en outre sous forme liquide à la température de lavage.
  4. Procédé de nettoyage selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ledit composé organique ou composé inorganique dans la seconde étape de nettoyage est un composé présentant un pouvoir oxydant.
  5. Procédé de nettoyage selon la revendication 3, dans lequel ledit composé inorganique dans la seconde étape est un composé ayant une aptitude élevée à la dissolution d'un métal.
  6. Procédé de nettoyage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel une étape comprenant le lavage de l'article moulé en caoutchouc contenant du fluor une ou deux ou plus de deux fois avec un composé organique ou un composé inorganique qui présente un pouvoir oxydant, a une teneur en métaux non supérieure à 1,0 ppm, ne contient pas de particule fine non inférieure à 0,5 µm en une quantité supérieure à 200 pour 1 mL et est en outre sous forme liquide à la température de lavage, et une étape comprenant le lavage de l'article moulé en caoutchouc contenant du fluor une ou deux ou plus de deux fois avec un composé inorganique qui a une aptitude élevée à la dissolution d'un métal, présente un pouvoir oxydant, a une teneur en métaux non supérieure à 1,0 ppm, ne contient pas de particule fine non inférieure à 0,5 µm en une quantité supérieure à 200 pour 1 mL et est en outre sous forme liquide à la température de lavage sont conduites avant la première étape de nettoyage, et, après avoir conduit la première étape de nettoyage, l'élimination de l'eau est réalisée dans un gaz inerte propre ou dans l'air.
  7. Procédé de nettoyage selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le gaz inerte propre utilisé pour l'élimination de l'eau ne contient pas de particule fine non inférieure à 0,2 µm en une quantité supérieure à 26 pour 1 litre et a une teneur en composant organique (TOC) non supérieure à 0,1 ppm.
  8. Procédé de nettoyage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel l'article moulé en caoutchouc contenant du fluor est un matériau d'étanchéité en caoutchouc contenant du fluor.
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